52 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 143 



137609 to 137641— Continued. 



137635. Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedl. Malaceae. Mountain-ash. 

 A tree native to northern India at an altitude of about 6,000 feet, with elliptic to 



obovate doubly serrate simple leaves 3 to 8 inches long, densely white tomentose 

 beneath. The small white flowers are borne in terminal corymbs 3 to 5 inches across 

 and are followed by reddish fruits almost 1 inch in diameter. 

 For previous introduction see 93949. 



137636. Spiraea micrantha Hook. f. Rosaceae. Spirea. 



A very attractive shrub of rather lax habit, found in the eastern temperate Him- 

 alayas between 6,000 and 10,000 feet altitude. The narrowly ovate, doubly toothed 

 leaves are sometimes 7 inches long, and the small pale-pink flowers are borne in 

 very long spreading panicles. 



For previous introduction see 99753. 



137637. Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) Karst. Gentianaceae. 



A tall herbaceous plant, with stems 2 to 5 feet high and subsessile leaves 2 to 4 

 inches long. The lurid green-yellow flowers in large panicles are tubular, with purple- 

 veined lobes \i inch long ; they have two glandular depressions at the base of each 

 lobe, with a fringe of long white or pink hairs at the summit. Native to the temperate 

 Himalayas at altitudes of 4,000 to 10,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 99755. 



137638. Swertia ptjrpurascens (D. Don) Wall. 



This species is very closely related to Swertia limaculata, from which it differs in 

 having purple flowers with reflexed corolla lobes. It grows on the western Him- 

 alayas at altitudes ranging from 5,000 to 12,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 111095. 



137639. Symplocos sp. Symplocaceae. 



137640. Viburnum erubescens Wall. Caprifoliaceae. 



A shrub or small tree, with slender, ash-colored branches, drooping panicles of 

 white or yellowish-white flowers, and red ovoid fruits 34 of an inch long. The very 

 hard reddish wood is close and even-grained and could be used as a substitute for 

 boxwood and for carving. Native to the temperate Himalayas at altitudes of 3,000 

 to 10,000 feet. 



For previous introduction see 47827. 



137641. Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgeworth. Rutaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 60659. 



137642 to 137645. 



From the Dutch East Indies. Seeds collected by the Fairchild-Archbold Expedition. 

 Received April 19, 1940. 



137642. Pandanus sp. Pandanaceae. Screwpine. 

 No. 241. From Celebes. February 17, 1940. 



137643. Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. Fabaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 136644. 



137644. Harpullia sp. Sapindaceae. 



No. 251. From Gorontalo, Celebes, February 21, 1940. A tree with alternate 

 pinnate leaves, having three to five alternate, elliptical, abruptly acuminate, entire 

 leaflets and red and yellow pods. 



137645. Crataeva sp. Capparidaceae. 



No. 245. From the Marissa River, Gorontalo Province, February 23, 1940. The 

 large fruit is reported to be edible. 



137646 to 137688. 



From India. Seeds collected by Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Stewart, Gordon College, Rawal- 

 pindi. Received June 3, 1940. 

 Collected in northern Kashmir in August 1939. 



